Your right Rodney....we should. But in our zeal to prove we are right we should be careful not to automatically label opposing viewpoints as wrong.



I'm sitting on the fence on this one. I want to see hard data. Why are some Ice fields growing and others shrinking? I want to see an answer (that makes sense) and that can be backed up with fact.



The biggest mistake we can make my friend is to be so convinced we are right that we ignore or down play the whole picture in favor of evidence that supports our beliefs. (that includes enviromentalists). And all too often that is what I see on these forums. Frankly...As I suggested in my poem, all this month after month posturing on just three topics is BORING!



This is not my area of science but since you are so deeply involved in this whole issue, let's se what you can come up with.



Why don't you take the data (namely...what ice fields are growing and what fields are shrinking) plot it out on a map and see if there is any correlation between the two events. Mayhaps this in turn could be compared to data in reguards to polar (magnetic) shift. Cause and effect? In any case, it would provide an answer (possibly) to some questions.



Personally I am aware of the fact that statistics can be manipulated to prove any point. Which really did not impress me with your earlier arguement which struck me more as rationalisation. Here's a chance to use something real and measurable to find answers.



Who knows...maybe it will add weight to your claims.



Frank
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."

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